Butter Pecan Squares
Recipe: #15941
November 15, 2014
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Pecan, Baby Shower, Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, Mothers Day Potluck, Valentine's Day, Oven Bake, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Bars, Butter/Margarine, Kosher Dairy, more
"These are great for after school or for any time. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (April 1984)"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (77.3 g)
- Calories 330.3
- Total Fat - 17.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.4 g
- Cholesterol - 52.7 mg
- Sodium - 145.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 42.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 28.4 g
- Protein - 4.4 g
- Calcium - 22.9 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2
Combine crust ingredients (flour - 1/3 cup sugar) in a small bowl of an electric mixer and beat on low until mixture resembles coarse meal (this can also be done in a food processor if desired)
Step 3
Press dough into the bottom of an 8 inch square pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from oven but keep oven on at 375.
Step 4
In a small bowl of an electric mixer combine filling ingredients (2/3 cup sugar - salt) and beat for 1-2 minutes or until blended.
Step 5
Pour filling over crust and arrange pecan squares over the filling.
Step 6
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until filling is set.
Step 7
Cool completely before cutting into 1 1/2 inch bars.
Tips
No special items needed.